"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled debut album, and reached number 42 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in late 1958.

Renditions by other artists

British teen idol

Tommy Steele Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele reco ...

covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens' hit was released in the U.S. His version reached number 10 in the United Kingdom. American rock group

the McCoys The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962. They are best known for their 1965 hit single " Hang On Sloopy". Their name was changed from Rick and the Raiders to The McCoys, taken from the B-side of The ...

recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album, ''You Make Me Feel So Good''. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S. and Canadian charts. Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the

soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (19 ...

. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom. and number 21 in the U.S. It was also a track on '' Cars: The Video Game''. Japanese experimental music group

The Gerogerigegege () is a Japanese experimental music project, founded in 1985 by . Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward punk rock (' ...

recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album ''Tokyo Anal Dynamite''.

Chart history

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